The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25
A PLOT OF THE DEMOCRATS.
How They Expect to Capture the Union Labor
Party in the Municipal Election.

There is, it is represented. show Of local dis
turbance at the very beginning of the Union
Labor party's cayeer. Some of those who have
are coming into contact with influences exerted
by the Coy-Sullivan Democracy The Union
Labor mon on Wednesday night at their meeting,
were led to believe that any connection what
ever with other political organizations would be
discountenanced, and that it was the purpose to
nominate not only a city ticket but to put
the third candidate in each ward and district for
Council and the Board of Alderman. During
yesterday. one of the honest supporters of this
plan had his enthusiasm lessened by what he
had discovered during the morning 1T was
told to me by men who are ostensibly with US,
but who have heretofore been bitter Democrats"
he said, "that we ought to nominate Edenharter
for Mayor and Shields for city clerk. Both
joined the Knights of Labor when the order was
first organized here to advance their political in
terests. At heart they are not in sympathy with
the workingmen, although both once had
to toll as hard as any of us do now. One went
to Council because he was thought to be earnest
in behalf OF the toilers. Since he has become
tnll-fedged politician. trying to make every
thing he does serve his ambition to be Mayor,
he wants to live by Office That is Edenharter.
On the other hand. Shields utilized the order of
the knights. in which he was prominent to
cure the city clerkship. When he took the
Office he showed no inclination to give
knight deputyship until the district assem-
bly, compelled him to give place to Ed Gould,
its secretary week two ago Gould WAS
with US in urging the nomination of straight
out municipal ticket Since then he has become
lukewarm and failed to attend our meeting the
other night But he is expected to return to
the movement with sly attempts to have US
nominate Shields, under whose influence he now
is. What makes the matter more agra
waiting is that Edenharter and Shields
are supported by Sim Coy. It is proposed by
Sims agents to have the Union Labor party
nominate these men within few weeks, and
then, later on, the Democrats in convention will
indorSe them. 1t will then be claimed that the
Union Labor party has not lost its identity, but
that it has only secured the approval of the
Democracy Edenbarter and Shields Demo
Gratis throughout. They have sympathy with
us and only desire to the party to BE-
cure the nominations"
"How do your people look at the movement"
mot favorably, by any means Edenharter
and Shields as far as their political preferences
are concerned, will bear watching We want
men loyal to our cause, not those who will
us for the sake of getting Offices, out of which
they will turn every body. not of Sim CoY's gang
of henchmen. like themselves. Edenharter once
tried to break away from Simeon. 1t
was year ago, night in
Council. He referred rather disparagingly
to Coy, when the latter abused him outrage
ousy saying that he had given him money
when he did not have dollar in has pocket. and
had put bread and butter in his and his broth
er's mouths. Edenharter did not have the
manhood to resent it. and now he and Coy are
working together for the same political ends"
care the Democrats trying to control your
nominations for CouncI!"
Not directly but there is a scheme on foot in
the First ward that will probably be adopted
elsewhere in the city. 1t is arranged by the
Democratic agents in party to nominate as
the Union Labor candidate for Council knight
and hot Democratic partisan. The Democrats
will nominate another knight. and between the
two the apparently bitter fight will be carried
on until the day of the election. when the Dem
crat nominee will withdraw in favor of the Union
Labor candidate. But tell you there will be a
fiery opposition before those schemes are full
filed